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Show The Wellington bypass plans abandoned The Utah Transportation Commission voted unanimously last week to scrap plans for a bypass road around the town of Wellington and, instead, to construct a p interchange in East no-sto- Price. posed route. The increase mr) I Ml section of U.S. widened and the bridges Highway 6 had been proposed to run from East Price to Cat Canyon bypassing Wellington. The Price bypass now under construction will loop into an interchange in East over Coal Creek and Soldier Creek to be replaced. Commissioner Taylor said Carbon County would have been responsible for of the old U.S. 6 bypass. Carbon County offi- : , A A. opportunity to express their concerns, said Commissioner Samuel J. Taylor of Moab. The motion to abandon the Wellington bypass was set forth by Commissioner Taylor. The Wellington bypass would have cost approximately $17 million. Nearly one-thir- d of that amount y. would have for New housing and other right-of-wa- developments have since been built along the pro Garth 6, Gregory, 4 and daughter, Heather, 10, were transported to the San Juan Hospital. Heather Hill was later flown to St. Marys Hospital in Grand Junction by Air Life collision on one-ha- lf main-tainan- Mrs. Hill was released from the hospital Tuesday. Ewing was not injured. vehicles were totaled. was the usual Happy Birthday song for the celebrants, and each one gave a short talk. The balance of the program consisted of singing Christ-ma- s carols, with readings Velma Blummer The temperature Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. was 14 citations were issued. The Hill family was enroute to Utah County for Christmas at the time of the accident. Highway Patrol Sgt. John Meacham commented that none of the vehicles involved were traveling in excess of 35 mph. There was no indication of alcohol being involved in the crash, he added. Meacham stated that the accident brought the total number of traffic deaths in 56. A third car, driven by Terrell Ewing, 21, of San Antonio, Texax, struck the rear of the Williams vehicle. Killed in the crash were Ronald Hill, sonsTheran, 12, Bradley, 7 and Kyle, six months. Mrs. Hill, sons - 4 The high Monday Skies were clear morning, with wind from the southwest at three to five mph. Four lifts are operating and 50 percent of the mountain is open. Roads in the area were described as icy. degrees. was 32. Tuesday blowing Quality Job Printing The Times-lndepende- ? 1 wmWBWaaawn t(q(. m TELEPHONE t v nr &?' a 'm' ,' c A AAi gave a comical reading, Ella Slama gave a reading of younger days and Madge TO YOUR s- AA -: - 'JOYO 'CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR .FRIENDS & ' Moabs Brad Hudson goes in for a layup during a game against the Bloomfield Bobcats last Saturday, Dec. 19. The game was part of a three-teatournament sponsored by Moab. The Devils clinched the top spot in the tournament by on Saturday evening. Hudson was top beating Grand Junction Central scorer in both contests, with 12 points in the first game and 15 in the second. 72-5- 4 Devils on top at home stome; basketball tournament The Moab Red Devils Would you like to be able to have a phone number that could reach you in the area around Moab. Then a pager would solve your problem for a dollar ' a day. For Details contact: break, Moab will be on the road for the game against Palisade on Friday, Jan. 8. The next home game for the Devils will be Friday, Jan. 22 when they host San Juan. The Devil grapplers also had a successful week, chalking up a win over Emery and a second place came out on top of their own three-teabasketball tournament held last weekend. In a game Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, Moab downed the Bloomfield, N.M. Bobcats m 52-3- 3. The Devils played again ' Saturday evening, beating Grand Junction Central Brad Hudson was top scorer for Moab in Both games, contributing 12 points to the first win, and 15 to the second. Ron Hanson scored 14 points in the Grand Junction game, while Amie Beyeler was third with 10 points. Following the Christmas - finish in an 72-5- 4. Royces Mobile Phone 50 No. Main - Moab - Call 259-831- 9 v uinwrs' "KG10GOT TREAT" Lets Keep Christstory, mas. Each person brought assorted snacks and after enjoying the many fine foods, danneing was the diversion. -- Make someone on your Christmas list a gifted conversationalist. from CuEklEr BUILOina SVSTErni TAHITI LAKE TAHOE LAS VEGAS HONOLULU Cucklar it overstock! with high quality packaged steel buildings. So, to encourage your purchase prior to January 22. 1982, your new packaged building will include one of the following vacations. - - - Other huifdtnf sire combinations may qualify. 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Utah 84532 Cuckier AUTHORIZED Planning Design UILOCH Construction J l'Vatmnmhmir wUiawneifefiaiiiNaNgaWawarJy SUy Ingulf 0 Dam- age to Ewings car was estimated at $500. No Howard Balsley, Bess You-va- n and Enola Ellis. There CHAINED m according to a report received Tuesday, Dec. 22. Conditions were described as powder and packed powder. The Hill and Williams iams, 59, of Vernal. With Williams was his wife, Iona, Senior Citizens December birthday and Christmas party was held, featuring a gift exchange. Birthdays were celebrated for Fred Lathrop, PURGATORY REPORT The Purgatory Ski Area had a base of 24 inches, with five inches of new snow, was flown to Salt Lake City. driven by L. Edward Will- CHRISTMAS PARTY Saturday, Dec. 19th, the are you IB B1 Grand and San Juan counties during 1981 to a record total of 27. Eighteen fatalities were recorded in San Juan County alone. The previous high was 15 deaths. helicopter. Iona Williams reported that Cathy Hill, accompanied by her husband Ronald, and six children, were northbound out of Monticello, when the car apparently skidded on the icy road. The car slid across the center line, where it into a car smashed head-o- n Com-misio- residents would have an head-o- n mile north of Monticello on Monday, Dec. 21, claimed the lives of four members of a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma family. The accident occurred at about 2:40 p.m. An investigating trooper cials had indicated that Price or continue toward would have been costly and Wellington. The Commission difficult. Other counties in was concerned about the Utah have had to maintain safety of the existing inters roads they cant afford to section and moved to elimtake care of and Commisinate the dangers of crosssioner Taylor recommended n traffic. Studies by the Utah that the Transportation not place that burden Department of Transportation showed that a substanCarbon County upon tial number of cars use the officials. intersection every day. We could have made a decision about this at our last meeting but we wanted to wait so that Carbon County Thursday, Dec. 24, 1981 t, Four in family killed in tragic San Juan wreck Highway 163 . A new , ssfe. value of the surrounding land made right-of-wa- y purchases prohibitive. Future plans call for the road between the interchange and Wellington to be Times-lndependen- 89 E. Center - Moab VfSA a |